ZogemWho@reddit
Retired in 2019, been going fine. We’ve made more than we’ve spent, and when I checked yesterday we hit a big goal of mine. Unfortunately a tax deduction 10 years ago might bite me in the ass, but we’ll still been.
ZogemWho
How many people are actually going to be financially OK in retirement?
Posted by Competitive-Cod4123@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 167 comments
My fellow Americans; do you refer to air-conditioning as "the AC"?
Posted by SplitOpenAndMelt420@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1315 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
No. The HVAC is 22c-25c year round.
What do we bring to a 4th of July party?
Posted by GreenOccasion3182@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1302 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
You casually ask ‘can I bring anything?’. A good host will give you an honest answer you with ‘We’re good!”, or a request of something. Often a bottle of wine or something simple. If a friend, I will normally bring a bottle of wine I know they like.
The ‘can we bring anything’ request shouldn’t ever be considered rude.
Tool: as Gen X as we get.
Posted by GroveGuy33133@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I liked tool as well. Cool you are introducing your kids to the punk evolution, and I’d hope it includes Social Distortion.\`
Tool: as Gen X as we get.
Posted by GroveGuy33133@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I liked tool as well. Cool you are introducing your kids to the punk evolution, and I’d hope it includes Social Distortion.
Who taught you how to drive a stick?
Posted by wannareadrandomstuff@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1672 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
My dad in a VW rabbit.
Tool: as Gen X as we get.
Posted by GroveGuy33133@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Thus the caveat ‘at least for me’..
Tool: as Gen X as we get.
Posted by GroveGuy33133@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Huh.. I saw them in Chicago on the combat rock tour at the Aragon ball room in 1982.
Tool: as Gen X as we get.
Posted by GroveGuy33133@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
You’re later genx, from early genx, it was, at least for me, the Clash.
Blue Origins' New Glenn rocket just exploded on the pad.
Posted by Ph6222@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 933 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Makes me wonder how much they are relying on AI on much of this.
In which year did your family have cable television?
Posted by Ok-Tangelo6749@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 176 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Growing up? Never. We had to go next door to watch.
Anyone remember the chatter about Social Security not having enough money for our generation?
Posted by Voltesjohn@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 214 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I just assumed it and never planned for it.
What was your favorite year of life? If you had to "Groundhog Day" one year over and over..
Posted by shooter5mill@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 189 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
2014. In 2013, work, eat, sleep while living in a house I hated. After positive momentum on our company I started stepping back, and bought the car I never knew I wanted, and condo I never knew I needed (actually criteria was garage with suitable living space). 2014 ended up being a fantastic year.
Est-ce risqué de dépasser les limites de vitesse ?
Posted by G-Beach-8566@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 397 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
It depends on where you are. In many states there is a points system, and there are no points for under 10 under. I have, shall we say, a lot of experience at speeding without getting caught. When our are in a traffic flow, just don’t be the fastest one.
Self Checkout
Posted by 5GAIBtoM@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1942 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I look at the lines and determine which will get me home sooner.. no drama, just efficiency.
What generally brings you joy at this stage in your life?
Posted by PrettyWorn_@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1295 comments
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I guess I should add there is a dish from a Thai restaurant I want to replicate.. I’m patient, so I’ll grow most of the ingredients. Our POA prohibits me growing the protein.
What generally brings you joy at this stage in your life?
Posted by PrettyWorn_@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1295 comments
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Gaming, in the process of rebooting a hydroponic tower. A 3 day sub zero power outage killed 2 aquariums that need to work.
Men who grew their hair long late or still have long hair?
Posted by jtsa5@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 331 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I got a hair cut in 1989 for a job interview. I had a rat tail that was left alone. Hair has not been cut since.
Those who weren't there will say an entire generation can't possibly hear a still photo.
Posted by Brewer1056@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2237 comments
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Good old doge ball. In probably 6th grade, the gym teacher would join a side. The dude had an arm and was seemingly mad at life, possibly because he was a grade school gym teacher. Having a bunch of 6th graders cowering as far from the centerline as possible must have been a weird power trip. The only thing worse was the square dancing.
In the IRS website, it says you can get an extension to file taxes later but you still have to pay any taxes you owe by today. How are you supposed to know how much you owe if you haven’t filed the taxes?
Posted by SummerN8@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 120 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
We file extensions every year (well, our tax accountant does). You still need to estimate what you may owe and pay that. We’re now in cycle of get refund, apply refund to the next year, repeat.
Just got the email this morning…
Posted by rolisrntx@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 957 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I got 3 months severance (more like 3 months notice, do what you want with the time), 6 month COBRA. Like you, I setup a meeting with my financial advisor. That was 6 years ago.
Which kid cereals do you secretly still enjoy?
Posted by phoenixdiceflow@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1037 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
There was one that you could bake then mix with nuts and dried fruit for a decent trail mix.
Which kid cereals do you secretly still enjoy?
Posted by phoenixdiceflow@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1037 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Haven’t eaten boxed cereal with milk this century.
You can only see one of these baseball games, which one are you choosing?
Posted by goodamm@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 317 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Wriggly just for the experience.
Debit Cards, CC, your ID
Posted by kittyshakedown@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 685 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Amex on everything. Can’t recall the last time I’ve used cash.
Did you have a water bed too?
Posted by Disastrous-Style-461@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 160 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
In hs? No. In my first apartment after moving out yes.
Checkbooks
Posted by Yamamoto74@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 233 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I aced two years of private high school accounting so balancing wasn’t a problem. I recall going to a grocery story to cash a check for $20 to cover the weekend. I guess $20 went a long way in the mid 80s.
If you know what this is you are true genx
Posted by showme10ds@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 446 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
The actual term is M80.. 1/4 stick of dynamite with a fuse installed.
WTF else are y’all holding back?
Posted by Gullible-Apricot3379@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2136 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
35 years of extended wear contacts.. they just aren’t comfortable any more..
AI should not write Python or C. If humans will no longer write code, programming languages should evolve to the way machines think... not humans.
Posted by SillAlive-Act3@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 77 comments
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Lost me when “machines think” entered the room. In its current state, AI copies, not create any new ideas. All the data it needs to crunch just to actually support current vibe coding trends is massive. OpenAI predicts 600b in compute costs by 2030 (https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-sees-compute-spend-around-600-billion-by-2030-cnbc-reports-2026-02-20/). 600b compute cost for a AI.. it’s mind boggling, and perhaps impossible.
You need $2 million to retire and ‘almost no one is close,’ BlackRock CEO warns, a problem that Gen X will make ‘harder and nastier’
Posted by MountainAlive@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1957 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
But your money should still be making money while retired. Our portfolio has since I retired in 2019 despite a ‘reasonable’ spending rate.
Does Gen X do class reunions?
Posted by LadyNorbert@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1618 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Never went to one. I did move 800 miles away however. I do keep in touch with people I considered friends.
If you own a home where you have control over your roof; would you consider getting solar panels?
Posted by MajesticBread9147@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 534 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Ordered a solar/battery solution after our 2nd 3 day outage in a month.
Why I’m ignoring the "Death of the Programmer" hype
Posted by Greedy_Principle5345@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 270 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I agree, while retired since 2019, now, I’d use the tools to do the mundane stuff to get the larger objective closer. That larger objective takes thinking out of the box to uniquely solve a problem, AI, in its current state can’t create these unique solutions. I’m talking the creativity that can lead to patent. LLM can’t create anything new, it just regurgitates what’s been done.
A literal nightmare, but it's real and happening in in my town 2026
Posted by Frank_Jesus@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1751 comments
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No.. But the lineup will be in Atlanta in Sept at a great Venue.
A literal nightmare, but it's real and happening in in my town 2026
Posted by Frank_Jesus@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1751 comments
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If I still lived in Atlanta I’d go to this.
Steven Wright. Need I say more? He's our comedian.
Posted by studieswillshow@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 486 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
He was probably the most cerebral comedian of our time who perfected the art of the dead pan delivery.. ( from memory ) “I have a map of the US.. the scale is 1 to 1… ” long pause “it’s a bitch to fold”.
Upper management wants a “what we shipped this year” report. We're overloaded and didn't track. What would you do now?
Posted by computersmakeart@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 218 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Are you using any CI/CD tools? If properly maintained, and tagged, everything should be right there. Jenkins was quite good at that if I recall.
I don’t feel old until….
Posted by Adventurous-Winter84@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 64 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Lifting something and having that sudden back pain. I goes from just walk it off to a multi-week recovery.
What time do you go to bed?
Posted by demona2002@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1067 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I try to catch some late shows and be done by 11:30, then up at 8..
Inside slip n slide
Posted by Natural_King2704@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 81 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Lol.. I rode in the back of station wagon from Chicago to Dallas over 2 days..
Remember these?
Posted by OrganizationFuzzy586@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 301 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Lol.. I recall a white base, and red top.. but yeah. Pump it to max then ‘Hey Billy, come here’. pump more, finally release, taste of hose water, and hopes we hit orbit, or at least was recoverable. Repeat, mostly, as Billy was now fully invested in the project. Good times.
50 year mortgage? I did the math…
Posted by Inverted-Curve@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 447 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
It would have to be a low rate, and the buyer properly investing delta between the 30 and 50 year. Few people will actually do that, and it will become a life long debt anchor.
What song NEVER gets old?
Posted by jimmydoorlocks@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1555 comments
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I guess I’m an old punker: Clash “Death or Glory” get’s the volume up respect.
Music covers that are better than the original
Posted by Grand-Relation-5212@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1568 comments
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Annie Lenox cover of Talking Heads ‘Take me to the river’ is awesome. Additionally it was always hard for me to to take Primus seriously, then they cover Pink Floyd ‘Have a cigar’.
Does Your Tap Water Taste Good?
Posted by n00bdragon@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 702 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
We have a well, and I drink it from the fridge which is filtered. It’s fine.
Do you leave lights on?
Posted by MarcooseOnTheLoose@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1370 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
Nope. I’m to cheap for that. Most lights are hooked into automation so voice activated to shut off, the lower deck also has a fixed cutoff and all bathrooms have plug mounted motion lights because, well, early gen X.
How's your 401K?
Posted by GoatBnB@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 554 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
It’s done well. Working on a plan to take advantage of recent changes to Roth conversions.
How do you do your music these days? Albums, playlists, radio?
Posted by 4sliced@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 316 comments
ZogemWho@reddit
I have a few playlists that are +10 years old with heuristics to add stuff which I can approve/deny. So, it’s a large varied stream that evolves.
Movies for 15 year old from the 80's and 90?
Posted by Clawingnails@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 526 comments
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Princess bride, Ferris Bueller’s day off, possibly gross point blank.